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Journal Article
Issues in Science and Technology
In this course, students select a current issue in science and technology and then explore it in a scientific manner. They work in groups and individu...
Journal Article
A teacher describes how developing a structured, focused, and fun curriculum on rocks and minerals for learning-disabled students transformed her init...
Journal Article
Field Trip Preparation: Increasing student knowledge about matter and energy before a field trip
When student interest is waning toward the end of the school year a class field trip will catch their attention. In this article, activities and discu...
Journal Article
Investigations in the Science of Sports
The Sisters in Sport Science (SISS) program addresses the need for girls to gain equitable access to science and mathematics education by using sport ...
Journal Article
Success with Investigations: Strategies for facilitating student science investigations
Classroom strategies for the teacher help strengthen student investigative skills and processes. In this article, the author discusses common weakness...
Journal Article
Often, a bright planet that is visible over the horizon will be mistaken for a star. Some believe they can tell the difference between a star and a pl...
Journal Article
Science Sampler: Achieving Gender Equity in Middle School Science Classrooms
“I hate science. It’s so boring. What’s the point anyway?” Many middle school students feel this way, including the author and her best friend...
Book Chapter
This book starts with a rather simplistic view of what light is. This chapter starts with a simple explanation which will be easy to understand and it...
Book Chapter
You're probably really upset that all you have so far is a simple little ray model of light. When do we get to the good stuff, you say? How about now?...
Book Chapter
It's time to take some of the things we know about light and put them to good use. In this chapter, the author discusses various optical instruments l...
Book Chapter
If you browse through the sunglasses at your local department store, you'll find that some of them are advertised as "polarized." What is it that make...
Book Chapter
Light doesn't always travel in straight lines. It can bend around corners, just like sound. When it does change direction like this, you end up with l...
Book Chapter
This chapter is, as the title indicates, all about eyeballs and how they work. We'll use just about everything we've learned so far, plus one or two n...
Book Chapter
Fire the Photon Torpedoes, Mr. Sulu!
Yeah, what about those photon torpedoes? Aren't photons supposed to be little light particles? Yes, they are, and they constitute the third model for ...